Cushion-mold.



G. B. BRINK.

CUSHION MOLD.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.13, 1913.

1,103,477. Patented July 14, 191L 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

WITNESSES INVENTOR ATTORN EY G. B. BRINK. CUSHION MOLD. APPLICATION FILED r3343, 1913.

1,1 03,477. Patented July 14, 1914.

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WITNESSES INVENTOR Q vm W W aw @WM ATTORN EY TINTTEI) STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE B. BRINK, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIG-NOR T0 TUFTING MACHINE SUPPLY COMPANY, 013' DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CQRPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CUSHION-MOLD.

Application filed February 13, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen B. BRINK, a citizen of the United States, residing Detroit, county of lVayne, State of Michlgan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cushion-hitolds, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to cushion molds and has in view a special apparatus by which the cushions may be tufted, the buttons may be inserted and the cover and foundation cloth facings may be secured together.

The features of construction and the new and improved results will more fully appear in the specification herein following.

In the drawings :Figure 1, is a perspective of the parts of the mold separated for the purpose of clearer illustration. Fig. 2, is a plan View of the mold. Fig. 3, is a section of the mold. Fig. 4c, is a sectional detail of the clencher strip and adjacent parts showing how the tack points are turned back or clenched.

The cushions that are intended to be made in this mold are those used in vehicles, although, of course, the mold is adapted for the manufacture of cushions for other purposes and I do not limit myself to a cushion for any particular use.

1 indicates the mold board which is of the shape shown in Fig. 1, that is, an oblong block with a slightly dished upper surface. At equally spaced points on the upper surface of the mold board are located buttonholders 2. Into these are placed the button heads with the double stems, as shown at 3 in Fig. 3. The leather or fabric cover 1 is laid over the-mold board, the stems of the buttons being put through holes in the cover that have already been cut for that purpose. The allowance of extra cover between the button-holders so that the tufting may be accomplished requires the taking up of some of the cover in other parts in the form of plaits. When the cover has been arranged so that the plaits will fall at designed places, the filler, which I prefer to use in the form of hair 5, is laid upon the cover. The foun dation or inner cloth 15 is laid upon the Specification of Letters Patent.

tion of the cover in place.

Patented July 14, 1914-.

Serial No. 748,077.

hair, then the follow-board is pressed down and the stems 3 of the buttons protrude through this inner lining, as shown in Fig. 3. The follow-board 6 is then pressed down upon the inner clot-h 15 and the filler 5. This may be accomplished by any mechanical means such as a screw-press or equivalent means. The follow-board 6 is provided with a plurality of perforations 7 that register over the button-holders 2 so that the centers of the perforations and the buttonholders register. When the follow-board has been pressed down upon the filler, as shown in Fig. 3, the button-washers, not shown, may be fastened on by turning the stems 3 down upon the button-washers. This accomplishes the tufting of the cushion.

The follow-board 6 carries a pair of struts 8 that are slotted at 9 so that the struts may be used as, handles. These struts are cut away at the front and in the feet formed by cutaway portions are dowel-pin holes 10. Adjacent the strut 8 the feet 11 are screwed to the follow-board and these also have dowel-pin holes 12. Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the dowel-pins 13 of the clencher-frame 14- are insertible in these dowel-pin holes.

The inner lining and cover at the front of the cushion are cut sufliciently full so that they more than cover the hair and allow the two to be lapped together and brought up over the clencher-frame 14. This clencherframe comprises a U-bar of wood into which is set at the upper outside edge a metal strip 16. When the cover 4 and the inner lining 15 are lapped together and pulled up over the clencher frame, the two may be temporarily secured in place so as to complete the plaiting of the front facing (which is that part of the cover indicated as 17) by driving the tacks 18 part way into the wood portion of the clencher frame. This temporarily holds the inner lining and the facing por- The plaitings are then arranged and the tacks 19 are driven down through the border strip 20 and the cover and inner lining, the pins being turned back by the metal strip 16. This operation is shown in detail in F 4, al.- though, as here shown, the operation is being performed on the rear edge of the cushion and inner lining and the clencher strip 21 is a part of the follow-board and is a U-shaped strip which extends substantially 5 turned back by the metal clencher strip 21.

Fig. 3 shows the rear facing in the position which it occupies When it is being tacked on. It Will readily be understood that When the cushion is reversed and occupies its position 10 for service that the rear facing 23 holds over j the tacks so' that the method; of attachment is concealed.

What I claim. is

In a cushion-mold, the combination of a 115 follow-board, a plurality of legs on: one edge of the follow board, a leg on each side of the fol1ovv-board, the said legs being provided with dowel pinholes, a clencher) strip, pins on the under side- Ofthe clencher strip fitting into the dowel pin holes to hold the clencher I strip in spaced relation With the followboard, and a metal strip on the upper face of the clencher strip, the said clencher strip 5 being arranged to rest on all the legs.

{cation in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

GEORGE B. BRINK;

Witnesses:

STUART BARNEs;

AMELIA C. KoErIN.

Copies ofithf patent'may" be obtained for five centsi ea'cl'r, by addressing the- Oommissioner of- Patent Wiashimgtom, Di G1 In testimony whereof, I sign this specifi- 25 

